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i've been seeing displays from them for going on 10 years now.

some pretty high quality options with lower pricing than those just banking off of their namesake(ASUS, Samsung, Dell/Alienware, Sony, etc).

maybe just be sure there are good return options available in case you find it to be less than you were hoping for.
Ty, maybe AOC is not that present in my country or it just happened that I never came across it.
Edit: it is just one of those things, when you see two products are claiming same performance but one costs 300e a known brand and another one 100e you question the legitimacy of the cheaper product.
 

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The price difference is mostly the stand, and that the AOC still has VGA for some reason. That could be useful as well depending on what you are plugging into it.

Annoyingly a lot of the reviews are of the North American models, some of these Euro models slip through the cracks. Hard to say if they have stuck with the same internals as the ones that get reviewed even. But based on older reviews and the series that ASUS and AOC have going, I think either would be an okay monitor. Whether you want an adjustable height monitor depends on personal preference, seating position, person height, etc. Monitors with the non adjustable stand generally call for a monitor stand to get them to proper viewing height. Monitors that include the adjustable stand can usually be put straight on to the computing surface, and makes it better for multi-user scenarios.

Avoid VA screens.
They often have significant ghosting - black trails after moving objects.
This completely ruins high refresh experience.
Choose either IPS or OLED (if within your budget).

Hey guys, I maybe found a better one than this AOC one.

This one: Philips gaming monitor EVNIA 24M2N3200A/00 23,8" Link
Specs:
1920 x 1080 / 24inch
IPS Panel
180hz
0.5ms mprt and 1ms gtg
Gsync and FreeSync ( I got nvidia card)
Hight adjustable stand
 

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Going with the raw stats it looks okay, but I am not sure what panel is in there, so can't really speak to the actual quality.

I don't really think of Phillips for monitors. Though I know they are more prevalent in Europe in general. In the US we basically get white goods and lighting.
 

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Going with the raw stats it looks okay, but I am not sure what panel is in there, so can't really speak to the actual quality.

I don't really think of Phillips for monitors. Though I know they are more prevalent in Europe in general. In the US we basically get white goods and lighting.
Well going with the raw stats looks way more that okay. But I wanted to ask since I never really thought of a Philips gaming monitor, I used to have big 4k TV from Philips it was fine, but everything else as you said was white goods.

What do you think about this one from MSI it is certainly a safer option when it comes to the brand. Link
1080, IPS, 1ms gtg, 180hz, But it nowhere states if it has freesync or gsync
 

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G-Sync / Free Sync on: The monitor will refresh, typically somewhere between 30-144hz at the control of the GPU. All frames will not have tearing inside the Syncing threshold.
Some older Freesync monitors can only go down to 40hz, and often stop at 75hz, a very narrow window.
True G-Sync monitors below a minimum threshold of 30-40 FPS will begin doubling up frames by default to prevent tearing, This is known as Adaptive V-Sync.
FreeSync monitors don't always do this, and just run no syncing below the threshold. AMD does offer their own version of this now. Enhanced Sync. I'm pretty sure this only applies to newer models of GPUs and monitors, but I am not certain. (Perhaps someone else knows and can chime in)
Hey what is a difference between Gsync and Gsync compatible, does it matter, is it noticeable?